Financial Analyst Intern (Rolling Intake)

Your role

In this role, you will do the tasks below:

• Perform analysis/analytical review of General Ledger GL (GL), cost center checks, and transaction posting checks.
• Participate in month-end GL closing activities, analysis, and reporting
• Reviews GL distribution of Account Payable (AP) transactions to ensure accounting and reporting accuracy
• Support in the preparation and review of financial transaction reconciliations
• Collaborate with stakeholders and other functions (e.g. Engineering Managers, Finance P2P, Stat & Tax) to ensure successful month-end closing and reporting activities.
• Analyzing, monitoring, and consolidating financial and order data
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis or participate in process improvement.
• Assist in the development of annual financial forecasts, budgets, and plans

About you

If you're interested in this role, you need to meet the requirements below:

• Business Skills and Competencies:
  • Education required: BS degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in Finance/Accounting discipline
  • Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English and Malay
  • Proficient in the use of IT and software/systems (Excel, Google Sheets, Data Studio, Power BI), ideally document management and database systems.
• Behavioural Skills and Competencies
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Able to work independently as well as part of a culturally diverse team.
  • Pro-active, self-motivated, and displaying initiative in solving problems
  • Pro-active in seeking to improve processes making them more effective and efficient
  • Attention to detail, good analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment.
  • Able to leverage systems or technology to automate processes.

Compensation & benefits

Referring to the official site, joining the internship at AirAsia will give you a lot of benefits such as:

• Physical Wellbeing: Be at your best and recover from unexpected circumstances
• Emotional Wellbeing: For your work-life balance and mental health support
• Financial Wellbeing: Helping you be prepared for now and tomorrow, financially.
• Social Wellbeing: A sense of belonging is key - we have platforms to keep you informed and included
• Allstar Specials: If you aren't an Allstar, you aren't getting this!

Training & development

What you will learn in this role:

• Obtain a high-level overview of working in the finance and engineering departments of a multinational organization
• Learn about different systems and processes used in the financial and engineering departments of large multinational organizations
• Obtain initial knowledge of data analysis and data-driven decision-making
• Get acquainted with accounting standards and their applicability in the Aviation Industry context
• Obtain a high-level understanding of financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management

Career progression

The internship program at AirAsia does not specify the career path for the interns after they finish. However, the company usually gives preference to the interns who excel in their performance for any future job openings or career schemes. Besides the potential career prospects, working as an intern for a large company like AirAsia will also enhance your resume.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• newsroom.airasia.com
• mycareer.airasia.com
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/AirAsia-Intern-Reviews-EI_IE318753.0,7_KO8,14.htm